From the side of his mouth

Comes a cartoon slipstream

Animated history

With moronic overtones

But to those who have noticed

The prime time guy

With the square-jawed Hi

Has a serious soul

It’s the distances that bother him

Standing in the middle

Of American Pie

Playing a mirror’s role

Pulling in the corners

Showing each the other’s

Prejudice colors

Like flags, home grown

Oh, he is celebrated

For his comic timing

But the air is polarizing

Outside the T.V. zone

And disparity is deepening

As he seeks reaction

To subversive attractions

Once the anchor man goes home